Diagnostic Performance of an Aspergillus-Specific Nested PCR Assay in Cerebrospinal Fluid Samples of Immunocompromised Patients for Detection of Central Nervous System Aspergillosis

• Mark Reinwald,

  Affiliation Department of Hematology and Oncology, Mannheim University Hospital, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim, Germany

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• Dieter Buchheidt ,

  * E-mail: dieter.buchheidt@umm.de

  Affiliation Department of Hematology and Oncology, Mannheim University Hospital, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim, Germany

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• Margit Hummel,

  Affiliation Department of Hematology and Oncology, Mannheim University Hospital, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim, Germany

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• Matthias Duerken,

  Affiliation Department of Pediatrics, Mannheim University Hospital, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim, Germany

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• Hartmut Bertz,

  Affiliation Freiburg University Hospital, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim, Germany

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• Rainer Schwerdtfeger,

  Affiliation Bone Marrow Transplantation Center Wiesbaden, Wiesbaden, Germany

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• Stefan Reuter,

  Affiliation Ulm University Hospital, University of Ulm, Ulm, Germany

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• Michael G. Kiehl,

  Affiliation Frankfurt/Oder General Hospital, Frankfurt (Oder), Germany

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• Manuel Barreto-Miranda,

  Affiliation Department of Hematology and Oncology, Mannheim University Hospital, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim, Germany

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• Wolf-Karsten Hofmann,

  Affiliation Department of Hematology and Oncology, Mannheim University Hospital, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim, Germany

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• Birgit Spiess

  Affiliation Department of Hematology and Oncology, Mannheim University Hospital, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim, Germany

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